Sharp County record., 1887-03-24
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
The state Legislature.

- tho Senate on the I'd, the Dill IOr an dcO
m reoroaniZe the Arkansas Industrial UnlVer-
sstv was taken up with Senator Fletcner
amendment. providing that 1emaies snall hU'
no admitted as beneficiaries," whlch annenu-
mont was recently adopted ana tne
h;il as amended, was en2rosseu unu
ordered to its third reading motion
10 reconsider the vote Dy "nion n
W. ~ biT was placed upon its final passage
called forth lengthy discussion, ana allios'
the entirc session was consumed in speech-
,nstinr In the House Mr.. Featherston,
ohair,ran of the House committee appointed 10
,,s,t the Arkansas Industrial University at
raratteville made very exhaustive report
,rbs rcrort was quite favorable to the institu-
,,on rrderits present management, but recount
"a manv reasons for additional dormltory
-,o,ns The report stated that the agrlcult-
rral department was in deploraDle coholtioh'
ouinc To the lack of proper State aid to nj up
the department in manner 10 carry ouC lUs
oricinal design. The House bill to transfer cer
tain funds in the State Treasury 10 the general
fund was taken up. On motion, the rules OF
sarots Iras suspended so far as the consider
atian of the bill was concerned, and the Dill
was debated at length.
Tn the Senate on the Sd, the Senate Dill u
establish separate court IN Llncoln county
s,as nossed The Senat bill to provide for the
a,,roduction of the earlier reports of the Su-
,,-e,no ronrt was taken up, and after discussion
,vas ordered engrossed and placed on the order
~ third reading. Senate bill to pay Dr. T. f.
NurrolI st0) for services rendered as spcclall 81
nj the School for the Blind was taken up ana
passed; also the Senate Railroad heg-
nlation bill......In the House Mr'
Washburn offered JOINT resolu'on
extending the present session OF the Geheral
Assembly from the 10th to the 5Oth OF march,
and that the session stand ADJOURNED aC l. H.
March 70 The matter was debated at length
NV Mossrs Hudgins. Williams, Remmel, Otey
SEWER, Macon. Morris, Price, Black Green
Rlacl,weu Washburn, Carl-Lee and others
but no definite action was taken.
TN the Senate. on the 4th, the following bills
were passed: House bill to fix the time OF
boldno Circuit Courts in Monroe County, and
toleralize the proceedings of said court at the
term thereof which was begun and held on the
fourth Monday after the third Monday IN
August 1885 and 1886; House Dill
10 amend the revenue law OF the
state. Senate bill to establish
a Court of Common Pleas in Phillips County.
A message from the House reported the passage
of the House concurrent resolution 10 eAtehu
the session OF the General Assembly TO March
81. In the House a lengthy discussion was
had on the question of extending the session TO
March 81, which was finally agreed to by the
necessary two-thirds majority. The senate
bill to regulate jury trials in civil cases
and curtail the expenses OF courts IN
this State was read a third time, and was put
on It's passage THE bill provides that on the
second day of the term OF the Circuit Court Ihe
party tigants can waive the right OF trial Dy
t,,ryv
Jury if they see proper. In that event the Jury
can be discharged after the trial OF all jury
cases. and the court can then proceed with inc
trial of nOn-jury cases. The bill was dlS-
cussed. but went over pending DEBATE.
In the Senate, on the jtb, the bill to proVid"
for the republication OF the earlier reports ]
the Supreme Court of the State was passed.
Under the order of unfinished business the
Senate went into committee of the whole to
consider the Senate bill to provide for an APP
propriation for the support and maintenance OF
the Deaf Mute Institute. The committee re-
ported amendments which were adopted ana
the bill made the special order for the 7th. The
remaindcr Of the session was taken up in an
effort to DISPOSE of the bill relating to the pay
nent of the Judgment in favor of the State by
the surcties of IT, J. Churchill, late State Treas
urer. but pending discussion the Senate ad'
iourned . In the House the session was con
surned in endcavoring to untangle some ct the
work of the two previous days, which led TO
war of words No business of importance was
Transacted.
In the Senate. on the 7th. the following bills
were passed: To create the Fourteenth judicial
circuit OF the State for judicial and other pur-
poses TO provide for the support and mainte'
nance of the Deaf Mute Institutes to provide
for the sale of Mansfeld's Digest and to reduce
the price of same; TO regulate the passenger
rates CHARGED by railroads in tins State TO
prohibit the sale of liquors within four miles
of the common high school at Jonesboro ......
In the House the bill TO declare that the
amount written in polices of insurance on real
property and buildings be construed as
the true vulue of the property in case OF loss
was re ad the second and third times and was
passed. House bill No. iSS was called up fol
consideration of the House in committee of the
whole. This bill looks to the adjustment OF
the differences between this State and the
United States, arising out Of the grant to the
State of swamp and Overtiowed lands. House
bill No 20! was called up fer consideration, he
ing the bill for The establishment Of an agri
cultural bureau. After considerable discus
sion the vote was taken, and the bill failed tc
pass.
In the Senate, on the sth. the House bill t.
fix maximum railway rates for passengers was
laid on the table and then the Balch bill tC
regulate railroads was taken up in committee
of the whole, the debate occupying the greater
part of the session The committee reported
progress and asked leave to sit again In
the House a resolution was adopted to pay the
wife of the late Hon. T. p. King the mileage
and per diem to which the latter would have
been entitled from February to March y as Q
member of the General Assembly The greater
portion of the session was occupied in hearing
reports from committees on various measures
favorable and otherwise. The bills prohibiting
the sale of intoXcants within three miles OF
Greenbrar School, IN Faillner County and tc
add the County of White to the First chancery
district of the State, and to fix the time fol
holding court therein, We're passed. The Sen
ate bill to amend section 1924 of Mansteld's
Digest reducing the fees of the clerk of the Su
preme Court, was engrossed with the House
amendments, and made the special order for the
10th
Miscellaneous Items.